What Will Bruins Offseason Look Like? | Pucks with Haggs

On this edition of the Pucks with Haggs Podcast, Joe Haggerty is joined by Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe and Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald to discuss what could be in store for the Boston Bruins in an offseason with a lot of salary cap space.
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[@ejdtm]

Bruins were out coached again in the playoffs. Bruins got bigger this year, but they played smaller. I was surprised the top goalscorers in Providence didn’t get more of a look during this rebuilding year.

[@harrisfoster1066]

WRONG,,Sweeney gave them a weak roster

[@post1113]

Necas & Lindholm are more regular season players which we already have in surplus, we need grit for the post season. For Christ sakes my sister has more sandpaper.

[@floydthompson9332]

Exactly!! Sure, add a number one center but don't forget to add some brawn. Like Sweeney's allergic to it.

[@richarddunn2837]

I'd like to roll with Guentzel//Pastranak 1st line (with Poitras by the All-Star break and Necas/Marchand 2nd line. Thoughts?

[@AntonioManuelFigueiredo-fg8bf]

That sounds really soild too me 😊

[@jakubmuchka4294]

Great podcast!😄 loved your ideas, especially Steve “you know” Conroy❤️

[@billsepe5398]

When you know, you know!!!

[@letsgobs4933]

What about Pavel Buchnevich?

[@bruinsfan8278]

Thanks Guys, Well Done . Big Changes on the way !

[@harrisfoster1066]

those guys suck, paid by the Bruins

[@bruinsfan8278]

So doesn't your mother

[@Carbon_sxt36]

We need two establish centers who can score and win faceoffs and defenseman who can defend and push the puck to the net

[@michaeltklepper6177]

1 WE ALREADY HAVE A NUMBER 2 CENTER FOR A LONG TIME AND HIS NAME IS MATTHEW POTRAIS.

[@harrisfoster1066]

dream on

[@davidselawsky6620]

Reinhart is who we go after. Young 40 to 50 goals year. Imagine him w Pasta.

[@mtvphil]

we need a barkov, matt tkachuk, hedman. basically a gritty huge goalscorer for each line, not a small sniper or pest for each to add to the lines

[@mtvphil]

only people i found who might be decent but aren't large.. Kane, Jarvis, Raymond, Necas, Skjei, Montour, MARCHESSAUL, Toffoli,

[@harrisfoster1066]

Hey they have nothing good to trade silly

[@CommanderOutdoors]

Patrick Kane will be here for 4.5 million

[@AntonioManuelFigueiredo-fg8bf]

Grab Necas and Elias Lindholm

[@mike8099m]

Lindholm hasn’t consistently shown he can do it. Aside from that one good season years back. To put it in perspective both coyle and zacha had a better year this year.

[@JohnRobinsonOurAbility]

KPD!

[@DMDvideo10]

I'm sure it will be all too familiar...

[@Carbon_sxt36]

Check on stamkos, he would fit perfectly with pasta and make the powerplay much better

[@keepitrollin3977]

To old a short term solution

[@harrisfoster1066]

NO Stamkos...old

[@JohnnyD45]

You gotta play Lauko game 6 you don’t sit the kid!!!

[@harrisfoster1066]

he sucks

[@richarddumais1607]

Can we shop for a Tyler Hall deal. We have cap space. Ullmark for a second round

[@curtisbragg]

Kevin Dupont... Please call Bob McKenzie see if he will help you out. You honestly need to learn the game.

[@harrisfoster1066]

Dupnt has been awful for years, the Bruins are paying him a real kiss ass

[@Seeker22000]

They play a college game? Well D'UH ! Look at the roster. It's FILLED with college players. Even in the minor leagues. Unless things change the future is not bright.

[@robertforte6697]

So let me get this straight... Don Sweeney drafts and develops so poorly, mismanages the Salary Cap so badly that they had to, yet again, piss away assets for nothing (Taylor Hall) but relief from the Cap Prison Don Sweeney built himself which also forced them to sign a bunch of PTO, league minimum guys while Sweeney's went 9 years without finding replacements for Krejci and Bergeron.... And the take here is that Don Sweeney and the Bruins did a great job again this year? :) Good F.N. grief. This past year was a transition year because Sweeney hasn't done his job properly, plain and simple The no draft capital thing and the horrible farm system thing would be 100% completely fine if the Bruins had actually won in the playoffs. The problem, THEY HAVEN"T!!! -8 of 9 years Don Sweeney's Bruins have failed to win more than 1 playoff round -They've won only ONE, 2nd round series since Sweeney took over as GM in 2015-16, ONE!!! -The last 5 post season results? Two, 1st round chokes. Three, 2nd round exits The Bruins Farm System has never been ranked better than 26th under Don Sweeney and it's universally ranked 30th-32nd just about every where you can find presently, EVERYWHERE So to recount, no playoff winning under Sweeney, one of the NHL's worst farm systems if not the worst and 100% the NHL's worst draft capital situation while they also lack a real 1c, probably a real 2c because Zacha doesn't play the position anymore. -After this year the Bruins will now go 5 of the last 7 years without drafting in the 1st round -They don't have a 1st round pick again until 2025 -They don't have a 2nd round pick until 2026 -They don't draft until the 4th round in 2024, this year -They don't have their own 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks in any singular draft again until 2026 Excuse all of this away Bruins Homers or blame it on the "all-in" last season last year The Bruins don't have the NHL's worst draft capital or farm system because of just ONE all-in year. It took Don Sweeney all 9 years of his tenure to build that resume The Bruins also don't lack a 1c or a 2c because Don Sweeney went all-in last year. So the first thing the Bruins should do FIRE DON SWEENEY and again before you homers say no they shouldn't here are the RESULTS: Don Sweeney's Tenure as GM 2015-2024: -8 of 9 years they've failed to win more than 1 playoff round -One, 2nd round series win in 9 Years -NHL"s worst draft capital and it's not close -No real 1c or 2c because the GM didn't find replacements for 37 & 46 over his 9 years as GM -One of the NHL's worst farm systems, if not the worst that lacks stars These aren't OPINIONS, they are FACTS!!! No playoff winning. No real 1c or 2c. Crap farm system. No Draft Capital. These have been Don Sweeney's results!!!! Tampa Bay, who Bruins homers think the Bruins are: TB From 2015-2023: 4 Finals 6 ECFS 2 Cups Boston Bruins from 2015-2023: 1 Final 1 ECF 0 Cups Tampa Bay has a crap farm system and their draft capital stinks too (not as bad as Boston's though). The difference? Um, 4 Finals, 6 ECFs and 2 Cups. That's the DIFFERENCE!!! But let's be realistic, Don Sweeney isn't going anywhere So what do the Bruins need besides a new GM? They need a real 1c, at least one other Top 6 forward at center or at wing and they could use a legit, big, physical LD to pair with Peeke on their third pair to push Wotherspoon down to #7 on the blue line So either trade for Necas (Ullmark maybe?) or sign Elias Lindholm at center. Re-sign Debrusk or consider a guy like Tyler Toffoli at wing. Take a look at Nakita Zadorov for their third pair. And of course, re-sign Jeremy Swayman. That'd be a reasonable plan. 2024-25 Boston Bruins: Marchand - Lindohlm/Necas - Debrusk/Toffoli Zacha Coyle Pasta Frederic Geekie Brazeau Lauko Beecher & who cares, find some 4th line $1M RW Lindholm McAvoy Lohrei Carlo Zadorov Peeke Wotherspoon Bussi Swayman Also, don't hold your breathe in terms of Don Sweeney spending their UFA money correctly The last time Sweeney had a fair amount of cap space he spent nearly $15M on UFAs Nick Foligno and Derek Forbort as well as re-signing Matt Grzelyck So...

[@tpor1206]

Excellent excellent excellent recap and I agree 100%! But when they sell out every game why change anything as they make money is a big issue too 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

[@sleepingbarnswallow]

unreal breakdown dude haha

[@ericpearson730]

No confidences in Sweeny to put to gather a winning roaster, he needs to go. Team did well for what it was, it was not a playoff team

[@robertforte6697]

@@Metalbear-m3g I stated facts sad homer. Nothing but facts!!!! Sorry these facts make you wet your panties 8 of years failed to win more than one playoff round? True or false? 100% true Crap farm system? True or False? 100% true it's in the toilet on every prospect/farm system website/article you can find Bad Draft Capital? True or False? 100% true as they don't draft until the 4th round this year, no 1st or 3rd again until 2025, no 2nd again until 2026 No real 1c or 2c? True or false? 100% true. Proof? Coyle has 5 lousy goals in his last 27 career playoff games. he was a complete non factor vs Florida. Zacha doesn't even play center anymore because they don't trust him to win puck battles. He scored 1 playoff goal to raise his career playoff goal total in 26 games to, well, ONE!!!! So I hate the Bruins losing/choking every year in the playoffs while the farm system also rots and they piss away all their draft capital chasing playoff chokes You're a sad sack that's okay with that and wets his diapers when FACTS not OPINIONS about his binky are told See the difference sad sack. I shouldn't be a fan because I'm sick of the playoff chokes, crap farm system, no real 1c or 2c and no draft capital And you're FAN of the YEAR because you wet your panties when FACTS about your binky Don Sweeney get exposed Okay sad sack. Are there any windows in your mom's basement or did life in general just make you this sad? Anything on the Bruins or Sweeney sad sack or just more bitching that a real fan is sick of the playoff losing, bad farm system, no real 1c or 2c and no draft capital? I'm guessing more bitching out of you is on the way :) I posted FACTS Sad Sack. Get over it :)

[@harrisfoster1066]

Oh u forgot the failed 2015 draft, they will never fire him and the useless Neeley..AND they had to give a first round pix to unload Backes

[@ricardofranco7461]

bring lucic back

[@davidselawsky6620]

Def need a top 6 center no.matter what We needed strength up the middle. This year was a failure imo. No moral wins here. Im not content w winning 1 round. Looks like Bruins are and management.....just goes to show you the culture is very wrong and way off from being a real Cup contending team. I refuse to say got beaten by a better team!? We beat them 4 ganes in reg season!? It was the pressure and the up tick of play that these players couldnt match. They coukdnt step it up. Whether conditioning or drive or grit whatever it was this team sucked in playoffs and we have to start blaming the players and holding them accountable. Why couodnt they play better in playoffs why did we progressively become worse going into playoffs!? We need new players. Zacha sucks. Use him as trade bait. Coyke an Zacha are Center 3 or 4's. Not good imo.

[@carissalemire9683]

@davidselawsky6620 don't forget to include subpar coaching! I mean they set a record in playoffs for bench minors. That's no focus and that's Noone chewing their ass out after say the 2nd or 3rd too many men on the ice called on them. I know it's Minor compared to the Bs many other issues but not acceptable imo.. along with many things you said on your list of issues!!

[@jacobscott9732]

Of course Florida is a better team. They have been a better team for three years and this year they were loaded for bear. To deny that is delusional. Also "Zacha sucks let's trade him" I will never understand. If he really sucks what do you think you'll get for him? 3rd round pick? 3rd line winger?

[@mike8099m]

Zacha should go buh bye

[@harrisfoster1066]

these are old and useless

[@curtisbragg]

3 of the worst sport's reporters of all time..

[@harrisfoster1066]

paid by the Bruins